Chapter 3950: American equipment

Lin Rui nodded after hearing what Black Leopard Gulei said, "If you want me to say, if we take this business, it will actually be a bit of a loss.
The Malian government is unlikely to offer us high prices, and this type of task is quite troublesome. If it is not handled a little bit, it will be a big trouble for us. "
Silver Wolf nodded, "I have considered all of what you said. There is only one point, I may not have told you. It was confirmed that the weapons and equipment used by the thugs in this attack were all American equipment. ."
"American-style equipment, how is it possible?" Lin Rui was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "Is it an American-style equipment that has been eliminated?"
"Not at all, but active-duty US military equipment. Judging from the report provided by the Malian government. The attackers used 5.56 rounds.
In other words, the weapons they use should be US military rifles such as XM-series M4A1. This is currently active US military equipment. Michelle Silver Wolf replied.
Lin Rui also frowned. He knew that although all kinds of weapons were flooded in Africa, in fact most of the armed forces used Soviet Russian equipment.
This is not to say how good Soviet Russian equipment is, mainly because of its simple structure and cheap and durable. The name of the king of AK47 rifles actually came from this way.
Relatively speaking, although American equipment is good, the price is much higher than Soviet Russian equipment. So in terms of cost performance, most African armed forces will choose cheaper Soviet Russian equipment.
For example, the AK47 on the market sells for between 230 and 400 US dollars, while the M4A1 sells for 800-1200 US dollars.
For the price of an M4A1, you can buy three AK47s. Therefore, for various local armed forces in Africa, the cheap and durable AK is more attractive than the expensive and delicate M4A1.
"What is even more outrageous than a group of militia mobs equipped with American rifles is that these people set fire everywhere during the attack. According to eyewitnesses, they used to set fire to some kind of rocket launcher with four tubes. .
With four barrel rocket launchers, according to our understanding, there is only one type of equipment that fits this description, and that is the M202, a shoulder-fired flame attack weapon used by the US military.
The biggest feature of this weapon is that it has four launch tubes and can carry 66 mm caliber incendiary rockets.
The M74 rocket it uses is equipped with M235 warheads, each containing about 0.61 kilograms of incendiary agent. And the warhead uses TPA instead of napalm as the combustion agent. "
"TPA, what is it?" Lin Rui asked the sausage on the side.
"TPA is a kind of combustion agent, in fact, it is triethylaluminum thickened by polyisobutylene. Triethylaluminum is an organometallic compound, which is extremely unstable and has the characteristics of spontaneous combustion when exposed to air. The combustion temperature can reach 1 , 200°C.
When triethylaluminum burns, it emits a dazzling white light and emits heat far better than gasoline or napalm. It does not need to be touched, and it can burn the skin only by thermal radiation. "Sausage replied.
"From the traces extracted at the scene by Mali, the attackers used PTA incendiary ammunition. This basically confirmed that the witnesses did not lie. The attackers used M202 shoulder-fired flame offensive weapons. .
In addition, I need to remind you that even in the US military, the M202A1 is only issued when it is necessary for combat. Although nine rifles are issued per row, only one rifle platoon is usually allotted.
Moreover, the M202 has rarely been used since the mid-1980s, but it is still nominally US Army standard equipment. During the Afghanistan War, M202A1 still appeared on the list of US military standard equipment. Michelle Silver Wolf looked at Lin Rui and the others.
"In other words, they have not only obtained conventional U.S. military equipment, but also some U.S. military equipment that is not commonly used.
And these idiots actually fired incendiary bombs with M202, just to burn the crops grown in the village. Lin Rui shook his head.
"Also, I don't know if you noticed it. This group of attackers, like the terrorist organization in Western Sahara, are using similar American equipment." Silver Wolf Michele whispered.
"I noticed, I don't know what's going on. Has it become a trend to use American equipment recently?" Black Panther Gulei smiled.
"In fact, this is not funny at all. On the contrary, it makes people feel uncomfortable at all. This is likely to indicate that these armed groups have been supported by some external forces in varying degrees recently. They have obtained quite sophisticated weapons with this. Lin Rui frowned.
"I have the same opinion as you." Silver Wolf Michelle nodded, "You said that in some unobtrusive places in Africa, there are a lot of American weapons suddenly appearing. What is the reason?"
"Definitely they did not make them themselves, and they are unlikely to buy them. If they want to buy them, they will definitely buy Soviet-Russian weapons, or Chinese-made weapons.
Because at least the price will be much cheaper. At the same price, they can arm more people. Moreover, the Americans have always insisted on the prohibition of arms sales in conflict areas in Africa.
Even the armed forces supported by the Americans themselves are unlikely to use American-style equipment. Americans usually use their money to purchase Soviet Russian equipment to arm the forces they cultivate. "Sausage shook his head.
"I also heard Alpha say before that he was in the arms business in Africa, usually with Soviet-Russian equipment. Few local armed forces would buy expensive American equipment.
The arms dealers of all sizes in Africa will not sell American equipment to African armed forces, because the cost is too high, so the profit margin is too small. Lin Rui nodded.
"Then the source of these weapons has become a problem. I don't know if you have ever thought that in the previous joint anti-terrorism operations, the United States and France have provided a lot of American weapons to African anti-terrorist countries.
After the counter-terrorism operations ended, most of these weapons were given to African counter-terrorist countries. The Olume Federation is just one of them. It is said that they took over a large number of second-hand American equipment after the operation. Michelle Silver Wolf blinked at them.
"It turned out to be so." Lin Rui's eyes lit up, "You mean it's very likely that the secret society is operating behind this. They provided the American equipment they acquired to these local armed forces, even terrorists."
"That's right, and if we follow this clue, it is very possible to find out what is the relationship between the Oulume Federal Army and these armed organizations.
Why does the Oulu American Federal Army, the secret agency organization, provide weapons to these armed organizations? There is certainly no reason behind this. Michelle Silver Wolf narrowed his eyes and said.
"I understand. It is based on this that you took this task." Lin Rui suddenly realized.
"Yes, once the Americans discover that the secret society is providing weapons to extreme terrorist organizations, it will inevitably arouse dissatisfaction among Americans. To bring down the secret society organization, maybe this is not enough, but it will be enough to discourage Americans' trust in them." Michelle nodded.